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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Plantation:
    • 26.120895, -80.252518
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Plantation
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Plantation ...

We found eight communities that share the name Plantation.

There are two communities within Florida that are also named Plantation.

Beyond Florida, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Monroe County
      • This Plantation is located in Monroe County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Plantation.
    • Sarasota County
      • This Plantation is located in Sarasota County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Plantation.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Plantation [Sonoma County].
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Plantation is located in Will County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plantation.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Plantation is located in Jefferson County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plantation.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Plantation is located in Attala County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Plantation.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Plantation is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plantation that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Plantation.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Plantation [Brazoria County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Davie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fern Crest Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
    • Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
  • Golden Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
    • Golden Heights is located in Broward County
  • Pine Island Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Ridge
    • Pine Island Ridge is located in Broward County
  • Plantation Isles
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Isles
    • Plantation Isles is located in Broward County
  • Plantation Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Park
    • Plantation Park is located in Broward County
  • Playland Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village
    • Playland Village is located in Broward County
  • Royal Palms Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palms Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palms Park
    • Royal Palms Park is located in Broward County
  • Sunrise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
    • Sunrise Heights is located in Broward County

How Far From Plantation to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation and extending to:

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies just to the East.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Plantation to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Plantation: www.plantation.org/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1209, Longitude: -80.2525    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Plantation could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Plantation to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.559 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.508 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.604 degrees.




 

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